Family Therapist - FFT Services

Counselor Top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling)Full-Time

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Salary Range: $50,000 - $74,000

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Civitas Health Services, Inc. is a comprehensive behavioral healthcare organization comprised of 6 programs serving children, adolescents, and adults.

We are a Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services licensed and Joint Commission fully accredited behavioral healthcare and human services organization.

We are seeking a tenacious Functional Family Therapy - Professional to provide clinical and therapeutic services to our clients and their families within the FFT Program. Must have an elevated level of emotional intelligence, and proven administrative and clinical capabilities.

Salary Range: $50,000 - $74,000

Bonus Incentive Program

You will be enrolled in our monthly performance-based incentive program, MAP (Motivation, Ambition, Progress). This point-based program allows you to earn between $7,000 and $10,000 annually in bonuses, in addition to your base salary.

Company Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short/long-term disability, SEP IRA, 401k, paid time off, CEUs, and more!

Essential Job Duties

  • Manage a caseload of 10 to 15 families providing Functional Family Therapy services.
  • Conduct services in a home-based and/or clinic setting, schools, child welfare facilities, probation and parole offices/aftercare systems, and mental health treatment facilities.
  • Deliver clinical interventions and care coordination activities, and crisis intervention, as necessary.
  • Implement the FFT phases and the respective goals, and intervention strategies/techniques.
  • In collaboration with the FFT Clinical Supervisor, develop the treatment plan

Connect the family to wrap-around services as needed including but not limited to health services, recreational activities, childcare services, financial resources, employment resources, transportation resources, support groups, and other therapeutic services.

Create and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and referral sources.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or other relevant Human Services profession
  • Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or other relevant Human Services profession
  • Licensed Mental Health Professional - Eligible or Licensed Mental Health Professional with the Virginia Department of Health Professions (LPC, LMFT, LCSW or eligible)
  • Two or more years of experience in children and family services
  • Functional Family Therapy experience preferred;
  • Ability and willingness to work with families in their own homes;
  • Exceptionally good interpersonal communication skills

Strong Clinical Skills

  • Ability to adapt and individualize program interventions to utilize family strengths and skills.
  • Skill in handling multiple tasks and meeting multiple deadlines.
  • Ability to remain flexible and work with multiple and changing priorities when necessary.
  • Civitas Health Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace.

Key Responsibilities

Manage a caseload of 10 to 15 families by providing Functional Family Therapy services in various community and clinical settings. Develop treatment plans in collaboration with the clinical supervisor and connect families to necessary wrap-around support services.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, or a related field, along with licensure or eligibility for licensure in Virginia. Candidates must have at least two years of experience in children and family services.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical servicesCase managementTreatment planningClinical documentationStakeholder managementAdaptabilityTime management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Family Therapist - FFT Services at Civitas Health Services a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,952 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 40% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$62k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $61k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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About Civitas Health Services

Mental Health Care
Sandston, Virginia
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Short/Long-Term Disability
SEP IRA
401k
Paid Time Off